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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Uganda to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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