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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in electronic education technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Cape Verde to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these promising new open educational experiments. People want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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