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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Ghana to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Professors want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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