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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Ghana to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these promising new open educational initiatives. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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