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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online education have empowered students in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations are struggling with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Cape Verde to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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