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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by institutions like Cameroon to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Educators want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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