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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in elearning enable students all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Cape Verde to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This book also researches the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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