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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in e-learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Swaziland to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Educators want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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