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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in electronic education technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Ghana to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Educators want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also articulates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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