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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in online learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Cameroon to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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