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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in electronic educational technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Swaziland to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these promising new open educational endeavours. Educators want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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