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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for students all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations have to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by institutions like Uganda to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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