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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning have enabled students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Swaziland to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Universities want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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