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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in digital education technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning institutions have to consider now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Ghana to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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