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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Cape Verde to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these open education initiatives. Academics want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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