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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Sao Tome and Principe to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these exciting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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