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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in elearning have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Uganda to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Students want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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