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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in elearning technology are empowering people all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions have to consider today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Uganda to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these significant new open educational ventures. Scientists want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also describes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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