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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advancements in digital education technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to take classes 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. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Ghana to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants need to better grasp these intriguing new open education initiatives. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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