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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in e-learning are empowering learners in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Ghana to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Academics want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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