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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Swaziland to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Public servants want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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