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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in blended learning technology have empowered students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Uganda to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to understand these promising new open education endeavours. Scholars want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this expanding desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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