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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in online learning have empowered students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Cape Verde to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these significant new open educational experiments. Teachers want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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