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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in elearning have enabled students all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Cameroon to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to be more aware of these exciting new open education endeavours. Students want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also describes 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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