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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in elearning have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Cameroon to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. People want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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