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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online education technology have made it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Uganda to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these significant new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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