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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in learning technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Swaziland to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this expanding need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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