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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in elearning are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Cape Verde to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these important new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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