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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Ghana to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these promising new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also explores the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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