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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in online learning technology make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Cameroon to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Teachers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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