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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online education enable people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Swaziland to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these new open education ventures. Scientists want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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