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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in distance learning technology enable people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Swaziland to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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