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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in distance learning technology enable students all around the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Uganda to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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