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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in elearning have empowered learners in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Uganda to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education endeavours. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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