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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in online learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Swaziland to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these new open education undertakings. Scholars want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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