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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in e-learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Cameroon to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Scholars want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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