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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in digital education technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions are dealing with today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies 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 organizations get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these promising new open education endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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