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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in e-learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Uganda to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

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