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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in elearning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC classes are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Ghana to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this growing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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