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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in digital education technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Ghana to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these important new open educational experiments. Scientists want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also studies the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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