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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in digital education technology make it possible for humans all over the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations have to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Cameroon to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these important new open education endeavours. Educators want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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