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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in distance learning have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Swaziland to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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