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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in elearning are enabling learners in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Ghana to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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