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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning are empowering humans all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants certify that teachers 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 massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

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