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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in elearning technology have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that e-learning institutions must deal with now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Ghana to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to better grasp these exciting new open educational endeavours. Universities want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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