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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in elearning technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are having to deal with today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Cameroon to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these intriguing new open education experiments. Everyone wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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