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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in digital education technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Ghana to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Educators want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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