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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in blended learning have empowered students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several topics that e-learning institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Uganda to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these open educational experiments. Universities want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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