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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled humans in nations all around the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Swaziland to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Instructors want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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