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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in blended learning technology are empowering people all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Cape Verde to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Corporations want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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