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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in e-learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Uganda to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Corporations want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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