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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in online education technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions must deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Ghana to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to understand these interesting new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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