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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in elearning enable humans all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are struggling with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Cape Verde to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these compelling new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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