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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Ghana to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these open education ventures. People want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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