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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in distance learning have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Cape Verde to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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