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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Swaziland to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle low motivation and high student attrition?

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