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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in blended learning technology are enabling students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Swaziland to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Students want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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