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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in blended learning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Uganda to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to understand these interesting new open education undertakings. Instructors want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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