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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online education have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations have to consider today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Cameroon to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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