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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online education technology enable people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology institutions are considering today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Swaziland to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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