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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online education have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Ghana to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these significant new open educational experiments. Scholars want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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