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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in digital education technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC classes are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Uganda to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Professors want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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