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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in elearning technology enable people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Uganda to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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