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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in learning technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Cape Verde to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better understand these new open education experiments. Instructors want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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