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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online learning have provided the means for humans all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Uganda to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these open educational ventures. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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