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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in online learning are empowering people all around the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Uganda to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these open education ventures. Trainers want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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