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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in e-learning are empowering students in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Cape Verde to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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