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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in e-learning have enabled learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Uganda to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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