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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Cameroon to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Teachers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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