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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are struggling with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Uganda to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and many other participants need to better comprehend these open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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