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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in blended learning are enabling humans all over the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Sao Tome and Principe to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Students want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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