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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online learning are enabling learners all over the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Swaziland to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these exciting new open education experiments. Academics want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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