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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Uganda to conduct these MOOC classes? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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