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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are considering now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Cape Verde to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to understand these new open educational experiments. Public servants want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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