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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Ghana to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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