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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in elearning technology enable students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Uganda to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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