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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in distance learning have made it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Cameroon to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these new open education initiatives. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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