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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online education technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning organizations are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Swaziland to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Corporations want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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