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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in distance learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to consider today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Cameroon to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these exciting new open education endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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