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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in elearning technology are empowering people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Swaziland to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Universities want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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