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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in digital education technology enable people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Cape Verde to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these compelling new open education endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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