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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massive open courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is passable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Cape Verde to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these open educational undertakings. Instructors want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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