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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in elearning make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Ghana to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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