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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in learning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Uganda to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these compelling new open educational experiments. Corporations want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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