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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Angola to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Students want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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