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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in electronic education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Ghana to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Universities want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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