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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in online learning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Cape Verde to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also researches the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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