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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in e-learning technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to take part in classes online. 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 massive open courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Cape Verde to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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