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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in electronic educational technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Ghana to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Universities want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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