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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses. New developments in blended learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Swaziland to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these compelling new open educational experiments. Corporations want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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