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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online education technology are empowering students in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Uganda to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Academics want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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