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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in blended learning enable students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Ghana to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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