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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in electronic educational technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Cameroon to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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