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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in elearning technology make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of these MOOCs is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Ghana to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Teachers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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