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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in elearning have empowered humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Ghana to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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