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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advancements in digital education technology are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Swaziland to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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