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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in e-learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Uganda to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to better understand these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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