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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in e-learning technology make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Cape Verde to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these exciting new open educational experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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