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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning enable humans in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Ghana to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these intriguing new open education experiments. Everybody wants to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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