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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in elearning are enabling people all over the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Swaziland to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this expanding need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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