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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in elearning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we certify that educators 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 different business strategies are being used by institutions like Swaziland to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these compelling new open education undertakings. Universities want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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