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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in elearning have empowered students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Cape Verde to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these new open educational initiatives. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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