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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in elearning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Cape Verde to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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