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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in learning technology are empowering humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Uganda to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this growing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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