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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in electronic education technology enable people all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Cape Verde to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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