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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in distance learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Uganda to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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