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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in blended learning have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Sao Tome and Principe to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also addresses the key 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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