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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in online education technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Cape Verde to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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