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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in digital education technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Cape Verde to conduct these massive open online courses? How can teachers manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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