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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in digital education technology enable humans in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Uganda to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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