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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in learning technology are empowering learners in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Swaziland to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to understand these intriguing new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also addresses 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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