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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in online education are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Swaziland to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Instructors want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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