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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Uganda to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to be more aware of these interesting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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