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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in blended learning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Ghana to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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