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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by institutions like Swaziland to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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