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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in digital education technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Uganda to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these significant new open educational endeavours. Professors want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This exciting new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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