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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Ghana to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these interesting new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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