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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in learning technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Cape Verde to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these exciting new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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