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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning have empowered people all over the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Ghana to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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