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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in e-learning enable humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are considering today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Uganda to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Professors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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