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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning institutions are considering now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Uganda to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Scholars want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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