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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take online classes. MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Swaziland to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to better perceive these exciting new open education endeavours. Researchers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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