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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are having to consider now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Swaziland to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these promising new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also investigates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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