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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in distance learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Cape Verde to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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