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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Uganda to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Students want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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