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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online education have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Cape Verde to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational ventures. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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