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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Cape Verde to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these important new open educational endeavours. People want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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