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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning have empowered students in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Swaziland to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education ventures. Universities want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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