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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in blended learning technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Swaziland to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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