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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Swaziland to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these exciting new open educational experiments. Academics want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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