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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in online education technology have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Uganda to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these interesting new open education undertakings. Researchers want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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