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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in electronic educational technology are empowering people all over the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Ghana to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Researchers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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