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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in blended learning enable humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Ghana to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As elearning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Students want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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