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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology are enabling learners all around 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 online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning institutions must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Cape Verde to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these compelling new open educational ventures. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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