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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in elearning technology enable students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Ghana to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Scientists want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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