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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in digital education technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Ghana to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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