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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online education technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Ghana to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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