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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online education have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Ghana to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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