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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in e-learning technology are empowering students all over the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider today because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Cameroon to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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