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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in blended learning technology make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Cape Verde to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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