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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in elearning technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses 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 massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Ghana to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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