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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in blended learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are struggling with now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Uganda to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Corporations want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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