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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in elearning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Swaziland to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Students want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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