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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in distance learning are empowering students in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by institutions like Swaziland to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a increasing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these new open educational experiments. Universities want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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