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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Uganda to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these important new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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