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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are ordinarily 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 e-learning organizations have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Cameroon to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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