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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in blended learning technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Swaziland to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to understand these important new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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