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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning have empowered learners all over the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are struggling with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Ghana to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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