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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in electronic educational technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Cape Verde to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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