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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in e-learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Cape Verde to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Professors want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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