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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Swaziland to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education initiatives. Academics want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this growing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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