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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Ghana to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Everybody wants to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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