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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Ghana to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Academics want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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