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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Uganda to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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