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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions are dealing with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Uganda to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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