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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Cape Verde to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these open education experiments. Academics want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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