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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Swaziland to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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