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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology enable people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations are having to consider today because online education technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Uganda to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for details the stimulating new 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 examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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