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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advancements in distance learning are empowering learners all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Uganda to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to understand these compelling new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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