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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online education enable humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Swaziland to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Corporations want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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