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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Cape Verde to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Scientists want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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