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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Cape Verde to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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