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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in online learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Cape Verde to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Scholars want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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