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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online learning technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we ensure that teachers 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 innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Academics want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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