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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Ghana to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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