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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in blended learning technology are enabling students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Cameroon to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to better understand these significant new open education undertakings. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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