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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Ghana to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to better perceive these open education experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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