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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online learning technology are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Swaziland to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scholars want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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