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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in online learning have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Ghana to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education initiatives. Researchers want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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