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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in online education technology make it possible for students in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several topics that online education institutions have to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Ghana to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these compelling new open education ventures. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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