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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online education technology have provided the means for students all over the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Cape Verde to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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