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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online education make it possible for learners all over the world to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations are considering now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Ghana to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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