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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in e-learning have empowered people all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Ghana to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Everyone wants to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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