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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Uganda to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these interesting new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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