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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in blended learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Uganda to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these open education initiatives. Scholars want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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