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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in blended learning technology have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Ghana to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education experiments. Universities want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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