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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in online learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions have to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can we certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Ghana to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Professors want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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