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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in e-learning technology are enabling students all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Swaziland to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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