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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in e-learning enable learners all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Cameroon to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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