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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in electronic educational technology enable people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Swaziland to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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