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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Swaziland to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to understand these fascinating new open education endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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