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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are considering more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by institutions like Uganda to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education undertakings. Professors want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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