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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in online learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Cape Verde to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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