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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in electronic education technology enable people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Sao Tome and Principe to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational experiments. Universities want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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