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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online education are empowering students in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Cape Verde to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these intriguing new open educational ventures. People want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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