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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning are providing the means for humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Ghana to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Teachers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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