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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in elearning have empowered people in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning organizations are considering now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Uganda to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these intriguing new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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