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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning are enabling students all around the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Cape Verde to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

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