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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Ghana to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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