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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in elearning have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Ghana to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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