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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in electronic educational technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Ghana to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Educators want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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