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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in online learning enable humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Ghana to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these promising new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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