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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online education technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Swaziland to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Corporations want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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