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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in elearning technology enable students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by organizations like Cape Verde to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these intriguing new open educational ventures. Scholars want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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