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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online education technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Uganda to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education endeavours. Instructors want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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