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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in digital education technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Ghana to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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