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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in technology-enhanced learning have empowered humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Cape Verde to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these interesting new open educational ventures. Researchers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also describes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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