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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in electronic education technology have provided the means for learners in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Cape Verde to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these open education ventures. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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