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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Ghana to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to better grasp these fascinating new open education initiatives. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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