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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in 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. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Ghana to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these significant new open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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