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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is adequate? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by institutions like Uganda to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these interesting new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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