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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in electronic education technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Uganda to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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