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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in online education have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Cameroon to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these fascinating new open educational experiments. Academics want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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