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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online education technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Ghana to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Public servants want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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