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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in online education technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes 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. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations have to consider now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Cape Verde to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also reviews the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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