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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in distance learning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Uganda to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Scholars want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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