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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in blended learning technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Swaziland to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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