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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online learning technology have enabled humans in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations are dealing with now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Ghana to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these open education experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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