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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in learning technology make it possible for students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Cape Verde to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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