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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online education make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners 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 lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Sao Tome and Principe to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Academics want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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