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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in e-learning have empowered learners all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Cape Verde to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to better comprehend these important new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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