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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Swaziland to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education endeavours. Students want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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