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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in online education have enabled students in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are having to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Swaziland to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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