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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning have empowered learners in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Uganda to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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