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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning technology enable learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Cape Verde to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Scientists want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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