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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in distance learning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations are having to attend to now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Cape Verde to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. People want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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