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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in elearning are enabling people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Cape Verde to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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