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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in blended learning have enabled learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Cameroon to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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