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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in electronic education technology are empowering students all over the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Swaziland to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Trainers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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