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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in online learning have empowered people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Cape Verde to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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