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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in elearning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Cameroon to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This book also considers the major 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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