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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning have made it possible for students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Swaziland to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Professors want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also researches the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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