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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in electronic education technology are providing the means for students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Uganda to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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