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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online education are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions must deal with now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Ghana to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also researches the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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