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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education are enabling students all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Uganda to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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