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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in blended learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Cameroon to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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