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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in e-learning have made it possible for students all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Swaziland to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these fascinating new open education endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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