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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in distance learning technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Cape Verde to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Instructors want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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