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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in elearning are enabling people all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning institutions are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Cape Verde to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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