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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in electronic education technology enable learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Uganda to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Corporations want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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