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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in online learning have made it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Ghana to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these promising new open educational initiatives. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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