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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in electronic education technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take classes online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Ghana to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Students want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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