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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in elearning enable humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several subjects that e-learning institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Ghana to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these interesting new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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