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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Ghana to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Educators want to comprehend how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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