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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Cameroon to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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