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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations are struggling with now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Cape Verde to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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