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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in elearning technology are providing the means for learners in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. 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. MOOCs are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Ghana to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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