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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning enable learners in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education organizations are considering now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Uganda to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to be more aware of these significant new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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