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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in electronic education technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Swaziland to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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