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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in online education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Swaziland to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these compelling new open education experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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