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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Uganda to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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