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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in electronic education technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not always 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 a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Cape Verde to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these interesting new open educational ventures. Teachers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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