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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in online education have empowered people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Uganda to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Teachers want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also addresses the major 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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