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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in electronic education technology are empowering students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are considering today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Uganda to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to better grasp these promising new open educational ventures. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also reviews the key 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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