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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Ghana to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also reviews 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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