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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in elearning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations have to consider now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Cameroon to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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