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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning enable learners in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Sao Tome and Principe to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these promising new open education undertakings. Academics want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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