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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern gains in online learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are struggling with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Swaziland to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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