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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in elearning enable people in every nation on earth to take classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Cape Verde to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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