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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in elearning have empowered humans all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several subjects that elearning organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Cape Verde to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to understand these important new open education undertakings. Students want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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