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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Ghana to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Researchers want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also talks about the key 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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