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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online learning technology make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Swaziland to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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