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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in e-learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Swaziland to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. People want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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