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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in elearning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Ghana to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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