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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology enable people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Uganda to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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