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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online learning technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Cape Verde to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these significant new open educational endeavours. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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