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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in electronic educational technology make it possible for people all over the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies 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 institutions handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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