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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education are enabling learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are considering today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Cape Verde to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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