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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in electronic education technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions are struggling with now that online education technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is passable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Swaziland to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to better comprehend these new open education endeavours. Trainers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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