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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in blended learning are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Ghana to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Public servants want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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