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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in elearning enable students all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with now that blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is passable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Swaziland to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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