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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online learning are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Uganda to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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