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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in e-learning technology have empowered humans all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Cape Verde to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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