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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Cameroon to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational experiments. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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