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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in e-learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Ghana to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these compelling new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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