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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Swaziland to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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