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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Cape Verde to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also describes the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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