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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in blended learning are empowering learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Ghana to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Scientists want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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