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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning technology make it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Swaziland to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these significant new open education undertakings. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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