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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in digital education technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Swaziland to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these important new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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