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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online learning have empowered students in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Cape Verde to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these intriguing new open education initiatives. Universities want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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