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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in blended learning enable learners all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free 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 issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Cameroon to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to better understand these open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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