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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in blended learning technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Cape Verde to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Corporations want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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