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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. 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 online MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Ghana to conduct these MOOC courses? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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