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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning institutions have to deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is all right? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Cameroon to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to better perceive these new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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