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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online education have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Swaziland to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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