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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Cape Verde to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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