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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in digital education technology are enabling humans in nations all around the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Ghana to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these compelling new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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