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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Cape Verde to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to better understand these important new open education ventures. Instructors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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