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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in online education technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Swaziland to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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