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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning are enabling people all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are several issues that online education institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Cameroon to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Professors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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