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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in blended learning enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Sao Tome and Principe to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to better understand these significant new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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