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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are struggling with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can participants certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is all right? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Swaziland to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also deals with 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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