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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in learning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Swaziland to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these important new open education endeavours. Instructors want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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