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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for learners in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners 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 many issues that elearning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Ghana to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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