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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in electronic education technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Cape Verde to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Public servants want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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