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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in learning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Ghana to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these new open educational experiments. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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