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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Swaziland to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these promising new open education initiatives. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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