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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in electronic education technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Swaziland to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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