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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for humans all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently 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. There are several topics that e-learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Ghana to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Trainers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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