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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in digital education technology have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Ghana to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to understand these new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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