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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning institutions are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Uganda to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to better perceive these promising new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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