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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest developments in elearning are making it possible for students all over the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are normally 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. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that educators 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 experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Scholars want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also studies the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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