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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in digital education technology enable humans in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by institutions like Swaziland to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can participants handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also considers 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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