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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in online learning are enabling learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that online education organizations are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Cape Verde to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Teachers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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