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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online education are providing the means for humans in nations all aver the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning organizations are struggling with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Cameroon to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Corporations want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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