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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Uganda to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Students want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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