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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. 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. These MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Uganda to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Scientists want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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