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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in blended learning technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Cameroon to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to understand these important new open educational initiatives. Educators want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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