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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. New developments in online education are enabling people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Uganda to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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