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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Cameroon to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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