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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in electronic educational technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Swaziland to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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