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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online education technology have enabled humans all over the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Uganda to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education endeavours. Educators want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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