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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in e-learning technology enable learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Ghana to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Scholars want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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