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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in digital education technology enable students all over the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by organizations like Uganda to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these compelling new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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