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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in digital education technology make it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations have to deal with now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Uganda to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to understand these new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also talks about the 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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