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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in elearning have empowered learners all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are having to deal with now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Ghana to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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