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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in learning technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Cameroon to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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