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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are considering today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Swaziland to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Instructors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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