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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online education technology are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several subjects that online learning institutions are having to deal with today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Cape Verde to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to better understand these significant new open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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