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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is passable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Cameroon to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these significant new open educational endeavours. Academics want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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