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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online education technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Cape Verde to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to better understand these significant new open education undertakings. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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