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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in online learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Ghana to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these promising new open education endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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