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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in online learning enable people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Uganda to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Intellectuals want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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