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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Swaziland to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education experiments. Professors want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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