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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Ghana to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a expanding need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these promising new open educational experiments. Scientists want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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