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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in elearning technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Ghana to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these promising new open educational experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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