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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online education are making it possible for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. 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 normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Ghana to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. People want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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