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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in blended learning have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Uganda to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Trainers want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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