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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in elearning are making it possible for humans all over the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Cape Verde to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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