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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in elearning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Ghana to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Corporations want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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