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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions are struggling with today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Sao Tome and Principe to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also studies the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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