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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Uganda to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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