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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in online learning have made it possible for learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Cape Verde to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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