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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in electronic education technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Cape Verde to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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