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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology enable humans all around the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Swaziland to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a desire to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. People want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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