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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in elearning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology institutions must deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Uganda to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to better understand these new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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