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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in e-learning enable learners all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are considering now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Cape Verde to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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