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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online education technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free 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 many topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Ghana to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to know how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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