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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Uganda to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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