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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic education technology enable people in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Ghana to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and lots of other participants need to better perceive these significant new open education endeavours. Educators want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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