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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in digital education technology enable learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions must deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Uganda to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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