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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Cape Verde to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these significant new open education initiatives. Teachers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This sensational new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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