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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in blended learning are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Swaziland to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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