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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in learning technology are empowering students all over the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC classes are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Swaziland to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and lots of other participants want to better understand these exciting new open educational ventures. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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