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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in distance learning are providing the means for humans all over the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Uganda to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Students want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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