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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online education technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Swaziland to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Universities want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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