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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in online education technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Cape Verde to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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