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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advancements in learning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Ghana to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education initiatives. Teachers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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