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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in blended learning have made it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Uganda to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to better perceive these significant new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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