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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in elearning have provided the means for humans all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Swaziland to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Students want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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