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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in electronic educational technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Ghana to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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