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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in electronic educational technology are making it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Uganda to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to understand these interesting new open education undertakings. People want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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