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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology enable students in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Ghana to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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