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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations have to consider now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Uganda to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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