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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in elearning have empowered humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Cameroon to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these exciting new open education initiatives. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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