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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in blended learning are making it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Ghana to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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