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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Swaziland to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational ventures. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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