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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Swaziland to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to better comprehend these open education endeavours. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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