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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in digital education technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Uganda to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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