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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in technology-enhanced learning enable people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Uganda to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Universities want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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