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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education technology have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Cape Verde to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these important new open educational ventures. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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