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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in digital education technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Swaziland to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these open education experiments. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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