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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Uganda to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to better understand these important new open education undertakings. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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