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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in blended learning are empowering people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions are considering more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Swaziland to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these new open educational experiments. Trainers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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