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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in elearning technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Uganda to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also studies the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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