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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in digital education technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Cape Verde to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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