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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning enable people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations have to deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Ghana to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Scholars want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also researches the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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