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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in digital education technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Sao Tome and Principe to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Teachers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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