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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in distance learning technology enable learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Uganda to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to better grasp these new open education undertakings. Researchers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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