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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Swaziland to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to better perceive these important new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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