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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online education technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Cape Verde to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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