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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in blended learning technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Cape Verde to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these new open education undertakings. Public servants want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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