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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Ghana to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also studies the most important 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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