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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Swaziland to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to understand these significant new open education endeavours. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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