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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in e-learning have empowered learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Uganda to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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