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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in electronic educational technology enable people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Cape Verde to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Academics want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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