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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in elearning have enabled humans all over the world to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Uganda to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Instructors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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