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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in elearning enable learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Ghana to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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