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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in elearning make it possible for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Uganda to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to better understand these important new open education undertakings. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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