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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Uganda to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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