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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in elearning are making it possible for students all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Swaziland to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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