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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online learning technology have empowered humans all over the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are considering today because elearning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Ghana to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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