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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online education are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Cape Verde to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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