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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in e-learning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions are dealing with now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Cape Verde to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Students want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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