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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in distance learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Uganda to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these exciting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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