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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in distance learning have empowered humans all over the world to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Cape Verde to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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