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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in elearning have empowered students in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Swaziland to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these interesting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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