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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online education technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can institutions make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Cape Verde to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these compelling new open educational experiments. Teachers want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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