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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in elearning are making it possible for learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by institutions like Cameroon to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these open educational experiments. Trainers want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also addresses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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