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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in electronic education technology have empowered learners all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Ghana to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. People want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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