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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Cameroon to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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