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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in e-learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations must deal with now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Ghana to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education undertakings. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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