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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in blended learning technology enable people all over the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Cape Verde to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these compelling new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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