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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in elearning technology make it possible for students all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Ghana to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education experiments. Universities want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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