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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Uganda to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these intriguing new open education undertakings. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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