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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in e-learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Ghana to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these significant new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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