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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online education enable students all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Cape Verde to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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