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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in digital education technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are having to consider today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Uganda to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these compelling new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. People want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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