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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in online education make it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Swaziland to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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