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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in electronic education technology have empowered humans all over the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Uganda to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Researchers want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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