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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in learning technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions have to consider today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Ghana to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these promising new open education experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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