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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Cameroon to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational endeavours. Professors want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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