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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in online education enable learners in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Cameroon to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a need to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these significant new open educational undertakings. Professors want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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