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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in e-learning enable students all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Swaziland to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to better grasp these fascinating new open educational ventures. Scholars want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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