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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in elearning enable students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Ghana to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these significant new open education undertakings. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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