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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in blended learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Uganda to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Universities want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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