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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Swaziland to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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