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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in e-learning enable humans all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions have to deal with now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Ghana to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Scientists want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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