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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in digital education technology enable people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Uganda to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Students want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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