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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online learning technology are enabling students all around the world to take 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. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Ghana to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to better understand these new open educational endeavours. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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