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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Cape Verde to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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