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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in e-learning have made it possible for learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Uganda to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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