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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Cape Verde to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital education technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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