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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Uganda to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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