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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Swaziland to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these significant new open educational endeavours. Academics want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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