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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Swaziland to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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