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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in elearning are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Swaziland to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can educators handle issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these exciting new open educational experiments. Universities want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this crescive demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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