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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in e-learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Cape Verde to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also researches the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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