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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Cape Verde to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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