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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in distance learning have made it possible for people all over the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions are struggling with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Ghana to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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