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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning are providing the means for humans all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Cameroon to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better grasp these open educational undertakings. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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