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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in elearning have made it possible for students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Swaziland to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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