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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in online learning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models 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 we manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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