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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning enable learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Uganda to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these open education experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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