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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online learning enable people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Swaziland to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Educators want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for facts the inspiring 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 gripping new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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