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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Uganda to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Students want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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