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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in blended learning are empowering learners in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Cape Verde to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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