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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Ghana to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to understand these open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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