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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in blended learning are empowering students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Uganda to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Everybody wants to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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