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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in learning technology are enabling students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Ghana to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Scientists want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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