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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advancements in elearning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Cape Verde to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these open education initiatives. Academics want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the key 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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