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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning technology have empowered students all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Ghana to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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