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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Uganda to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Academics want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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