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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in electronic education technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Uganda to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Universities want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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