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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in online learning are empowering people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. 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. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Uganda to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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