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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Swaziland to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this expanding need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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