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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online learning have enabled students all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions are having to consider today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that educators 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 experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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