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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Swaziland to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to better understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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