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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in digital education technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Ghana to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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