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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Swaziland to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. People want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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