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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning technology enable humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Cape Verde to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This book also describes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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