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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in technology-enhanced learning have empowered students all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions must deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Ghana to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these open education endeavours. People want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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