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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations are dealing with now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Uganda to conduct these massively open online courses? How can participants handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to better grasp these exciting new open educational experiments. Universities want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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