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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in distance learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Ghana to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and many other participants desire to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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