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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning technology enable humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Swaziland to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these significant new open education ventures. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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