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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in elearning are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Uganda to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also explores the 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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