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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in e-learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Uganda to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Students want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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