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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in learning technology are empowering humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Ghana to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Teachers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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