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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Ghana to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Scientists want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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