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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in online education are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Ghana to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to better perceive these intriguing new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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