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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in elearning enable students in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Swaziland to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Educators want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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