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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. New changes in learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we make sure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Cameroon to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Teachers want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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