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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online education enable people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Cape Verde to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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