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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in elearning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Cape Verde to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better understand these intriguing new open education endeavours. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also talks about the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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