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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online education technology enable people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Cameroon to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these important new open education experiments. Teachers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also studies the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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