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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in blended learning have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Swaziland to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to understand these promising new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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