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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in blended learning have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Cape Verde to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these open educational experiments. Universities want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this growing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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