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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in electronic educational technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions have to consider now that blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Uganda to conduct these MOOC courses? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education ventures. Professors want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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