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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in online learning have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Uganda to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

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