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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in online learning make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Ghana to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to better understand these promising new open education endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this desideratum for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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