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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning enable people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Swaziland to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these exciting new open educational initiatives. Academics want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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