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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Uganda to conduct these massively open online courses? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Academics want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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