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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in electronic education technology enable people in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Ghana to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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