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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to take online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are considering in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Cape Verde to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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