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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by institutions like Swaziland to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these exciting new open education experiments. People want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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