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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Swaziland to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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