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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in digital education technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Swaziland to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Students want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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