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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in distance learning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Uganda to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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