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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in electronic education technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Cape Verde to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational ventures. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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