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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in elearning enable humans in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. 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. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Uganda to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Trainers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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