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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning have made it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Swaziland to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Academics want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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