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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in digital education technology are enabling people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by organizations like Cape Verde to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to better understand these promising new open education ventures. Universities want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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