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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online education technology are enabling people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Ghana to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better comprehend these interesting new open education undertakings. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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