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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in e-learning technology are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Swaziland to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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