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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Swaziland to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these important new open education experiments. Everyone wants to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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