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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Cameroon to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Researchers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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