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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning enable people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Swaziland to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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