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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in digital education technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Cape Verde to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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