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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern developments in blended learning technology enable students in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Swaziland to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these exciting new open education undertakings. Students want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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