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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning technology enable people all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Swaziland to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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