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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in e-learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Ghana to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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