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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Cape Verde to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Academics want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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