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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in distance learning technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Ghana to conduct these massive open online courses? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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