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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Uganda to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational initiatives. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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