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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Ghana to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. People want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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