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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in learning technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Uganda to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these fascinating new open education ventures. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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