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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in e-learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take courses online. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Swaziland to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. People want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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