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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in blended learning have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are considering today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Swaziland to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these important new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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