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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Cape Verde to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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