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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in online learning are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Cape Verde to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Universities want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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