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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Swaziland to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these interesting new open educational ventures. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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