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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in e-learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Cape Verde to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Instructors want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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