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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in elearning enable people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Cape Verde to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Professors want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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