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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Uganda to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these interesting new open education experiments. Universities want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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