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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in learning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators 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 innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these promising new open education undertakings. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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