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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in e-learning technology make it possible for students in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations are considering now that online education technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Ghana to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Public servants want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also reviews the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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