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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in blended learning enable students in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Swaziland to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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