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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning technology have enabled students in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are several topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Uganda to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education ventures. Teachers want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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