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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online learning are enabling people all over the world to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Uganda to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these open education undertakings. Lecturers want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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