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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online learning technology make it possible for humans all over the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Cameroon to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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