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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Ghana to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this increasing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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