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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning technology enable people all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Ghana to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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