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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest advances in online learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are having to consider now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Swaziland to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these new open education experiments. Teachers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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