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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in electronic educational technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Uganda to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these compelling new open education experiments. Everyone wants to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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