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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in blended learning are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Cape Verde to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these exciting new open educational ventures. Scholars want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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