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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in digital education technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are considering today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models 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 teachers deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Everyone wants to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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