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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in e-learning technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Cameroon to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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