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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Cameroon to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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