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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in online education enable people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Uganda to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational ventures. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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