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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in elearning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take online classes. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions have to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Ghana to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these exciting new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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