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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in elearning technology have enabled learners all around the world to take online courses. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Ghana to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these significant new open education endeavours. Trainers want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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