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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning have empowered students in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Swaziland to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these interesting new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also researches the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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