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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online education technology make it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations have to deal with now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Swaziland to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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