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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in digital education technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Uganda to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational experiments. Students want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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