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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning have empowered students in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Ghana to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Students want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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