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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning are enabling learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can educators certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Cape Verde to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Professors want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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