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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in electronic education technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Swaziland to conduct these MOOC courses? How can institutions handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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