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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in online learning have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Swaziland to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Corporations want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also researches the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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