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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in blended learning have enabled learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Swaziland to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these interesting new open educational ventures. Public servants want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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