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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in blended learning technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Angola to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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