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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in distance learning have made it possible for learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Ghana to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Students want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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